SNAP benefits

The record-breaking federal government shutdown ended Wednesday, restoring Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits to more than 42 million Americans who rely on the food assistance program, including more than 2 million people in Pennsylvania.

Harrisburg lawmakers say leaders have agreed to a $50.1 billion dollar budget deal, though few details were publicly available Tuesday night. The state has gone more than 130 days without a budget.

People living with Parkinson’s disease fight back against the disease’s progression at Rock Steady Boxing Northeast Pennsylvania. Two gyms in the region accommodate people at every level of Parkinson's.

Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Friday in Philadelphia that funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits is now flowing after being frozen since Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown.

Gov. Josh Shapiro touted Pennsylvania’s SNAP Emergency Relief Fund while he packed groceries in Pittston. SNAP food assistance benefits are in limbo during the government shutdown.

Gov. Josh Shapiro helped pack groceries while talking about the SNAP Emergency Relief Fund at Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank in Pittston as SNAP benefits are frozen for more than two million Pennsylvanians due to the government shutdown.

Monday brought new developments in the battle to restore SNAP food aid benefits to recipients across the country and in Pennsylvania amid the ongoing government shutdown. Following a court order, SNAP benefits will be partially restored and the payments will be delayed.

Federal judges ruled that President Donald Trump's administration must use emergency funds to fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits. The Trump administration will restore benefits, but only half. Meanwhile in Pennsylvania, Gov. Josh Shapiro pledged $5 million to food banks.

A homeowner from Honesdale uncovered tombstones in his own backyard. The discovery led him to the mysterious history of a nearby cemetery. And, a judge orders the Trump admin. to continue to fund SNAP during the government shutdown.

More than 2 million Pennsylvanians will not receive their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits in November due to the government shutdown. The USDA notified states earlier this month that it would not be able to fully fund SNAP. Residents and the region’s food pantries are feeling the squeeze.